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Harvard - Where dreams meet determination in the pursuit of excellence.

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

07 May 2024

Imagine it as a grand library where every student is a character from a different book, contributing to the collective wisdom of ages. Tucked away in Harvard's libraries are some truly unusual items, ...

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MS applications are no cakewalk!

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

04 Apr 2022

Your profile matters, not your SOP. Wrong! A lot of time, I get to hear from the students that SOP does not matter a lot in the MS applications. No question about the fact that your undergradu...

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“Mamma, I am not lazy, I am just creative”

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

24 Jan 2018

I am often confronted with the sight of my kid lying around doing nothing, and the desire to push him to do something, anything (except lying around), becomes the blinding thought. Trained on a consta...

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How to reduce your cost of US undergraduate studies?

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

22 Feb 2019

Credits - Abhijeet Manohar Attending a university used to be a luxury, but today it’s a necessity! And with that being said, the biggest barrier to quality international education is C...

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300 Hours to Get into the University of Your Choice

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

10 Mar 2017

That is correct! 300 hours or 12.5 days of pure effort. That shall get you an admission into the University of your Choice in a program that...

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Teamwork between Parents and Kids to Write College Admission Applications

Category:

Mentoring
Published:

08 Jul 2019

Information was wealth. Access required assiduous effort and whoever made it and worked to develop an information arbitrage gained supernormal profits. It led to a lot of zealous gatekeepers tryi...

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What to write in your College Resume / Student CV

Category:

Admission Application
Published:

31 Jul 2020

You might wonder, while writing your CV, “How can I fit all my details and accomplishments into a single page?” The aim of the Resume is to create a snapshot of you, the Candidate. I...

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Weird Traditions of Ivy League Colleges

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Insights & Information
Published:

01 Apr 2023

Ivy League colleges, like any other prestigious institutions, have their own unique traditions that have developed over time. Some of these traditions may seem strange or bizarre to outsiders, but the...

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What is the difference between MIT and an average university?

Category:

Insights & Information
Published:

13 Apr 2018

A lot of my students ask me whether it really matters that they get into top schools. We all know that getting into a top college like Harvard or Stanford is extremely difficult, and addit...

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